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Idaho college killings: Words 'psychopath,' 'sociopath' banned from Bryan Kohberger's trial
His high-profile trial is set to begin in August.
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
The dark comedy asks the question: What if superheroes were sociopaths?
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
In the first four episodes the couple are portrayed as selfless parents to a nightmarish sociopath who planned to kill them and their biological sons.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Anyone who isn't a bona fide sociopath will find this depiction (and several others!) of physical and psychological torture to be deeply disturbing.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
The dark comedy asks the question: What if superheroes were sociopaths?
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
In the first four episodes the couple are portrayed as selfless parents to a nightmarish sociopath who planned to kill them and their biological sons.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Anyone who isn't a bona fide sociopath will find this depiction (and several others!) of physical and psychological torture to be deeply disturbing.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Sociopath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopath. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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sociopath
noun
so·cio·path
ˈsō-sē-ə-ˌpath 
ˈsō-sh(ē-)ə-
ˈsō-sh(ē-)ə-
: a sociopathic individual
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